The intense blooming season for the California Poppy usually falls within late winter to early spring, during the months of mid-February through mid-May. Blooming seasons are dependent on the amount of rainfall during the winter to early spring seasons. Within the reserve, there are 7 miles (11 km) of trails, including a paved section for wheelchair access, which traverse the poppy fields.
In order to keep the fields in a strictly natural state, California State Parks does not water or stimulate the flowers. The park service also excludes sheep and cattle from grazing the hillsides. Until the early 1970s, sheep once grazed the buttes in the western Antelope Valley. Pronghorn grazed long before then, until the railroad arrived in 1876. With the exception of service dogs, pets are prohibited from the reserve. Under California state law, visitors are also prohibited from taking flowers from the reserve.
Since 1994, controlled fires have been used to regulate dead brush, exotic species and litter within the reserve.
antelope, valley, california, poppy, reserve, state, protected, reserve, california, united, states, harboring, most, consistent, blooms, california, poppies, state, flower, reserve, located, rural, west, side, antelope, valley, northern, angeles, county, mile. Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a state protected reserve of California United States harboring the most consistent blooms of California poppies the state flower The reserve is located in the rural west side of Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County 15 miles 24 km west of Lancaster To the north is Kern County The reserve is at an elevation ranging from 2 600 to 3 000 feet 790 to 910 m above sea level in the Mojave Desert climate zone The reserve is administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation Other wildflowers within the reserve include the Owl s Clover Lupine Goldfields Cream Cups and Coreopsis Antelope Valley California Poppy ReserveIUCN category V protected landscape seascape 1 A field of California poppiesShow map of CaliforniaShow map of the United StatesLocationLos Angeles County California United StatesNearest cityLancaster CaliforniaCoordinates34 43 39 N 118 23 41 W 34 72750 N 118 39472 W 34 72750 118 39472Area1 781 acres 7 21 km2 Established1976Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation Contents 1 The Reserve 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThe Reserve editThe intense blooming season for the California Poppy usually falls within late winter to early spring during the months of mid February through mid May Blooming seasons are dependent on the amount of rainfall during the winter to early spring seasons Within the reserve there are 7 miles 11 km of trails including a paved section for wheelchair access which traverse the poppy fields In order to keep the fields in a strictly natural state California State Parks does not water or stimulate the flowers The park service also excludes sheep and cattle from grazing the hillsides Until the early 1970s sheep once grazed the buttes in the western Antelope Valley Pronghorn grazed long before then until the railroad arrived in 1876 With the exception of service dogs pets are prohibited from the reserve Under California state law visitors are also prohibited from taking flowers from the reserve Since 1994 controlled fires have been used to regulate dead brush exotic species and litter within the reserve The reserve is located 7 miles 11 km east of Arthur B Ripley Desert Woodland State Park See also editList of California Native Plants List of California State Parks Natural History of the Mojave DesertReferences edit Protected Planet Antelope Valley California Poppy Protected Planet Retrieved 2020 10 16 External links edit nbsp Media related to Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve at Wikimedia Commons California State Parks Official Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Website nbsp This article related to a protected area in California is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve amp oldid 1157644600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
